State Heroes
World War II
1944
Private Harold W. Wolff
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: May 04, 1944 / Age: 20
Died in service in Indianapolis, Indiana
1944
Corp. Joe F. Hausler
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division
Date of Loss: May 02, 1944 / Age:
Killed in action near Italy.
1944
Flight Officer Norman D. Sigerseth
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: May 01, 1944 / Age: 24
Norman was training on B-24D #42-72929 when the B-24 crashed for an unknown reason near Pueblo, Colorado.
1944
1st Lt. John C. Campbell
Sherwood, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Air Force
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 407th Bomber Squadron, 92nd Bomber Group, Heavy
Date of Loss: April 30, 1944 / Age: 21
Killed in action near France.
1944
1st Lt. Dale L. Miller
World War II
Branch of Service: Air Force
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 562nd Bomber Squadron, 388th Bomber Group, Heavy
Date of Loss: April 29, 1944 / Age:
Killed in action in England.
1944
Ensign Kenneth C. McKay
World War II
Branch of Service: Navy
Date of Loss: April 28, 1944 / Age: 22
Died in service in Rockland, Maine
1944
Private First Class Allen G. Tolliver
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: April 27, 1944 / Age: 26
Died in service in Collumtan, England
1944
Carpenter's Mate 3c Emanuel Schatz
World War II
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Naval Reserve
Date of Loss: April 26, 1944 / Age: 34
Died while in MIA status. Pacific Theater. Final Resting Place Unknown.
1944
Seaman 2c Ambrose L. Kosmatka
Warsaw, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Navy
Date of Loss: April 25, 1944 / Age:
Died while in MIA status.
1944
Staff Sergeant Erwin W.C. Overbo
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: April 23, 1944 / Age: 28
Killed in action in Dutch, New Guinea
1944
Private First Class Robert C. Sandland
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: April 23, 1944 / Age: 30
Killed in action in Italy
1944
PFC James J. Willman
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 194th Ordnance Battalion
Date of Loss: April 23, 1944 / Age:
Died while in MIA status.
1944
2nd Lieutenant Kenneth J. Spooner
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: April 23, 1944 / Age: 21
Died in service in a plane crash in Portland, Oregon
1944
2nd Lt. Wellington E. Landis
World War II
Branch of Service: Air Force
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 788th Bomber Squadron, 467th Bomber Group, Heavy
Date of Loss: April 22, 1944 / Age:
Killed in action. Lt. Landis was the Navigator on Lt. James Roden's B-24 crew. He was killed when their aircraft was shot down while returning from a mission over Hamm, Germany.
1944
1st Lieutenant Harold J. Larson
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: B-24H #41-29543
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 706th Bomber Squadron
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 446th Bomber Group
Date of Loss: April 27, 1944 / Age: 21
Died in service when the aircraft he was piloting struck the cliff top at Foreness Bay, near Cliftonville, Kent, England